Ep 148: Canopy Cowboys: Riding Ripeness & Harvest Hunches from Vintage 2025
By Where Wine Takes You Podcast
This week, we saddle up with the Canopy Cowboys of Alterra Solutions — a vineyard management supergroup shaping some of the most coveted sites in Paso. We’re talking legacy, precision farming, and how to ride ripeness like a pro, and what Paso is learning from harvest 2025, from the brightest minds farming it.
Recorded at LoBro Studios in Paso Robles, this episode features:
• Kevin Wilkinson (the thinker), founder & vineyard strategist
• Lucas Pope (the kind & sensitive one), VP, sparkling evangelist, and co-founder of Haliotide Wines
• Chris Hammell (token bad boy), vineyard whisperer (formerly Bien Nacido)